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Breakfast with BOS continues at Bank of Springfield's Wabash Avenue location as personal banker Ryan Griffin has a bit more success showing Sam how to make a deposit on his phone, and the bank's Brian Anderson and Tom Fine discuss how to spot fraud. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our final episode, we delve into the process behind an ongoing project to make the entire Mercury Living Presence catalogue available on streaming services worldwide. Abbey Road Studios engineer Jared Hawkes talks to us about working on high-resolution digital transfers of the label's master tapes at a purpose built archive facility in London, while Tom Fine tells us about remastering several of the catalogue's mono and stereo recordings for a new era, and bringing the label's music to a wider audience than ever before. Plus, we look back at some of the musical highlights from the catalogue and reflect on its relevance today. ‘Trust Your Ears': The Mercury Living Presence story is produced by dCS in partnership with Decca Records. More information about the series is available at dcsaudio.com/mlpFEATURED MUSICBartók, Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz.106 (Rafael Kubelík & Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1951Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major (Byron Janis & Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra), 1962Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite Op.35 IV. The Festival Of Baghdad (Antal Doráti & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra), 1959Stravinsky, Rite Of Spring Part 2. The Sacrifice IV (Antal Doráti & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra), 1959Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C Minor, Op.78 Allegro Moderato Presto (Marcel Dupré, Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra), 1957Bartok's Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta BB 114:1 (Rafael Kubelík & The Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1951Fiesta in Hi-Fi, McBride: Mexican Rhapsody (Howard Hanson & Eastman Rochester Orchestra), 1956Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (Antal Doráti & The London Symphony Orchestra), 1959Messaien, 3 Preludes and Fugues No.1 In E Minor (Marcel Dupré), 1959Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition: The Heroes' Gate of Kiev (Rafael Kubelík & Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1959
In episode 2, we turn to the 1980s and the advent of digital audio to learn how the Mercury Living Presence catalogue was remastered for CD. Tom Fine explains how his mother, Wilma Cozart Fine, came to be working on the remastering project 25 years after retiring from the music industry, and mastering engineer Dennis Drake reveals how he and Wilma transferred Mercury's vast collection of LPs to the digital domain.We also examine the role that dCS played in the remastering process, and the pioneering technologies that allowed Wilma and Dennis to preserve the magic of the original LPs. Plus, Rob Cowan and Michael Gray reflect on the Mercury catalogue's enduring influence and appeal.EPISODE NOTES ‘Trust Your Ears': The Mercury Living Presence story is produced by dCS in partnership with Decca Records. More information about the series, which celebrates the 70th anniversary of Mercury Living Presence and the catalogue's re-release on streaming services, is available here: https://dcsaudio.com/edit/trust-your-ears-exploring-the-history-of-mercury-living-presenceFEATURED MUSICDmitri Shostakovich, Symphony Number 5 in D Minor (Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra), 1961 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' (Marcel Dupré, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray), 1957 Bela Bartók, Music for Stringed Instruments, Percussion and Celesta (Rafael Kubelík, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1951 Concerto Grosso For String Orchestra & Piano Obbligato (Rafael Kubelík, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1951Felix Mendelssohn, Fingal's Cave Overture, Symphony No. 3 ‘Scottish' in A Minor (Antal Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra), 1956 Felix Mendelssohn, Fingal's Cave Overture, Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian' in A Major (Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra), 1961 The Romeros: The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar - Torroba: Llamada (Angel Romero), 1962Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No.2 (Antal Dorati, Philharmonia Hungarica), 1958 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra), 1954 A complete box set of Kubelík's Mercury recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, remastered in 2021 by Tom Fine, is now available on Eloquence. Further information is available here: https://www.eloquenceclassics.com/releases/rafael-kubelik-the-mercury-masters/You can read more about the box set's production here: https://www.eloquenceclassics.com/strongrafael-kubelik-strong/Coming soon on Decca Classics: Five new Mercury Living Presence LP reissues, including Paul Paray/Detroit Symphony - Chabrier, Q3 2021.Coming soon on Mercury Eloquence: Paul Paray - The Complete Mercury Masters 1953-1962 (CD Box Set), 2022.
Our opening episode reflects on the birth and evolution of Mercury Living Presence and the people who shaped its distinctive sound. Through interviews with music historian Michael Gray and mastering engineer Tom Fine (son of the original Mercury Living Presence producer, Wilma Cozart Fine, and original recording engineer C. Robert 'Bob' Fine), we explore how the label became a leading force in classical music, earning global acclaim for its imaginative repertoire, novel recording techniques and evocative LP releases.We also uncover the stories behind some of the label's most beloved and influential recordings, from 1951's Pictures at an Exhibition (produced with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), to its spectacular recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, plus collaborations with Byron Janis, Frederick Fennell, Howard Hanson and the London Symphony Orchestra.‘Trust Your Ears': The Mercury Living Presence story is produced by dCS in partnership with Decca Records. More information about the series, which celebrates the 70th anniversary of Mercury Living Presence and the catalogue's re-release on streaming services, is available here: https://www.dcsltd.co.uk/reviews/trust-your-ears/Featured MusicMussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Rafel Kubelík, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1951Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture (Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band & Antal Dorati), 1954Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No.2 (Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati), 1958HiFi A La Espanola - Andalucia (Eastman-Rochester Pops, Frederick Fennell), 1960Bach Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello (Janos Starker), 1966Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1. (Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin), 1962Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Ballet, Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies (Antal Durati, London Symphony Orchestra), 1962
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In this message, Tom Fine preaches from Psalm 92 on the beauty and privilege of worshipping God corporately and individually.
John Turner worked with Tom Fine back in 1979 as the first two people to actually conduct research on floatation tanks. John chats with Ashkahn about how that early float research got started, what sort of research questions they investigated, and how it evolved over the years. The post 135: John Turner talks about how float research got started and evolved over time appeared first on Float Conference 2020.
This episode is a rerun of an interview conducted with Tom Fine for the 2015 Float Conference. Tom Fine is one of the first people to conduct research using floatation tanks. He’s responsible for some of the most foundational research studies, such as studying cortisol levels in people while floating to deduce reductions in stress. […] The post 134: Tom Fine – Revisited appeared first on Float Conference 2020.
We’re excited to have Richard Bonk join us this week! Richard started floating through his work with Tom Fine where they began float research many years ago. Through a practice of floating and transcendental meditation (TM), Richard began to explore “alternate waking states” that felt at times like lucid dreams or out-of-body experiences while in an alert, awake state. Find full show notes at https://wp.me/p3DUt1-Hz
In this message, Tom Fine reminds us of the great joy it is to practice blessing others in everyday life. Blessing others is not something we 'have to do', but rather something we 'get to do' because God has so richly blessed his...
Tom Fine is one of the first people to ever do research in an actual float tank, and his studies from the 80’s and 90’s are some foundational pieces of float related research out there. Tom is going to be leading a Friday Activity this year that will involve an in-depth breakdown of the science […] The post 101: Tom Fine prepares us for his Friday Activity about the science of floating appeared first on Float Conference 2020.
Tom Fine joins the show to tell us stories from his float research in the 80's and let's us know what his research showed us about floating. Find full show notes at http://wp.me/p3DUt1-uh
Tom Fine is one of the first people to do research on floating, and is responsible for many of the studies that are commonly cited today, like floating’s impact on cortisol production in the body. Tom is teaching a workshop at this year’s Float Conference during the Friday Activities that is geared towards providing tools […] The post 065: Tom Fine tells us about his Friday Activity Workshop appeared first on Float Conference 2020.
Tom Fine is one of the original floatation and REST researchers, responsible for many of the most referenced research results on floating, including those on cortisol production and stress. He joins Ashkahn on the podcast to talk about what has changed in stress research since the time Tom did his studies (mostly in the 80’s). […] The post 051: Stress research from the 80’s to today with Tom Fine appeared first on Float Conference 2020.
In our first episode of The Float Conference podcast, Ashkahn chats with Tom Fine, one of the original float tank & REST researchers and upcoming speaker at the 2014 International Float Conference.